K.K. Soni & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors

ik-164281947 Delhi High Court 24 December 2024 • 33 min read

Judges (1)

Jyoti Singh Delivered

Counsel (13)

Akshat Agrawal Counsel Petitioner Anand Singh Counsel Petitioner Anjana Gosain Counsel Respondent Archit Mishra Counsel Respondent Devesh Khanagwal Counsel Respondent Digvijay Rai Counsel Respondent Naresh Kaushik Counsel Petitioner Nippun Sharma Counsel Respondent Rohit Kumar Munjral Counsel Respondent Saahila Lamba Counsel Respondent Sagar Saxena Counsel Respondent Sarthak Pandey Counsel Respondent Shantanu Shukla Counsel Petitioner

Parties (3)

Airports Authority of India Respondent Union of India Respondent K.K. Soni Petitioner

Case Significance

K.K. Soni & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2024 (citation: ik-164281947). ATC Managers at Airports Authority of India (AAI) challenged the seniority list dated 11.01.2011, seeking recasting in a 3:1 ratio as per the AAI Recruitment Regulations 2005. The court dismissed the petition, holding that the impugned seniority list was correctly prepared following the rota quota principle under the applicable AAI Regulations, and that DoPT Office Memoranda relied upon by the petitioners were inapplicable to PSUs/Autonomous Bodies. The judgment in N.R. Parmar relied upon by The case was heard by Justice Jyoti Singh.

Summary

ATC Managers at Airports Authority of India (AAI) challenged the seniority list dated 11.01.2011, seeking recasting in a 3:1 ratio as per the AAI Recruitment Regulations 2005. The court dismissed the petition, holding that the impugned seniority list was correctly prepared following the rota quota principle under the applicable AAI Regulations, and that DoPT Office Memoranda relied upon by the petitioners were inapplicable to PSUs/Autonomous Bodies. The judgment in N.R. Parmar relied upon by petitioners had been overruled by the Supreme Court in K. Meghachandra.

What was the outcome of K.K. Soni & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors?

ATC Managers at Airports Authority of India (AAI) challenged the seniority list dated 11.01.2011, seeking recasting in a 3:1 ratio as per the AAI Recruitment Regulations 2005. The court dismissed the ...

Judgment

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